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Joël Robert

1943 - 2021

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Joël Robert (26 November 1943 – 13 January 2021) was a Belgian professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1962 to 1976 when the sport experienced a surge in popularity worldwide. A six-time world champion, Robert dominated the 250cc class for almost a decade when, he placed either first or second every year between 1964 and 1972 including, five consecutive world championships. In 1964, he was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joël Robert is the 862nd most popular athlete (down from 486th in 2019), the 648th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Joël Robert ranks 862 out of 6,025. Before him are Dagmar Käsling, Bernd Cullmann, Nino Bibbia, Jules De Bisschop, Pekka Vasala, and Tullio Bozza. After him are Roscoe Lockwood, Isao Okano, Camille Mandrillon, Armand Duplantis, Tibor Berczelly, and Antal Bolvári.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Joël Robert ranks 469. Before him are Androulla Vassiliou, Peter Norton, Jacques-Pierre Amette, Bobby Keys, Juan Masnik, and Harley Race. After him are Silvia Cartwright, Günther Beckstein, Yoram Globus, Margaret Beckett, Stephen Greenblatt, and Steven Millhauser. Among people deceased in 2021, Joël Robert ranks 403. Before him are Rildo da Costa Menezes, Tony Trabert, Ernie Lively, Arturo Armando Molina, Ryszard Szurkowski, and Théoneste Bagosora. After him are Shlomo Hillel, Anthony Downs, Norberto Boggio, Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, Martín Pando, and Mario Camus.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Joël Robert ranks 648 out of 1,190. Before him are Philippe Van Parijs (1951), François Weyergans (1941), René Desaeyere (1947), Jan Frans Willems (1793), Jules De Bisschop (1879), and Victor Mees (1927). After him are Jules de Trooz (1857), Edgard Colle (1897), Aimé Haegeman (1861), Simon Leys (1935), Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843), and Gotye (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Joël Robert ranks 16. Before him are Victor Willems (1877), Maurice Verdonck (1873), Ivo Van Damme (1954), Maurice Hemelsoet (1875), Emiel Puttemans (1947), and Jules De Bisschop (1879). After him are Aimé Haegeman (1861), Frank Odberg (1879), Karel Lismont (1949), Polydore Veirman (1881), Paul Van den Broeck (1904), and Louis Glineur (1849).

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